Barrier mounting apparatus

Abstract

An assembly for use in a shield includes a protective panel, protective panel securing hardware and an adjustable mount. The protective panel is ballistic-resistant and/or blast resistant. The protective panel securing hardware secures the protective panel to the adjustable mount and to extend in an upwards direction from the adjustable mount. The adjustable mount is structured and sized to be securable on top of shield bases having a plurality of alternative geometries.

What is claimed: 
     
       1. A shield assembly, comprising:
 a wall, the wall including an upper surface and a lower surface that is opposite the upper surface in a first direction; 
 a protective panel including an attack-resistant pane that is transparent, a frame enclosing each edge of the attack-resistant pane, and a gripping member attached to the frame such that the gripping member is adapted to be gripped while handling the protective panel, a portion of the protective panel configured to abut the wall such that: 1) movement of the protective panel relative to the wall in the first direction is blocked and 2) the protective panel is movable relative to the wall in a direction opposite the first direction; and 
 a mount coupled to the wall, the mount including a first member and a second member spaced from the first member in a second direction such that a gap is defined between the first member and the second member. 
 
     
     
       2. The shield assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising a channel that includes the wall, the channel having a substantially u-shaped cross section. 
     
     
       3. The shield assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the channel comprises a first portion and a second portion that each extend from the upper surface in the direction opposite the first direction. 
     
     
       4. The shield assembly of  claim 3 , wherein the first portion of the channel includes a first front wall and a first back wall spaced from the first front wall in the second direction, and the second portion of the channel includes a second front wall and a second back wall that is spaced from the second front wall in the second direction. 
     
     
       5. The shield assembly of  claim 4 , wherein the first back wall defines a maximum length measured along the direction opposite the first direction that is greater than a maximum length of the first front wall measured along the direction opposite the first direction. 
     
     
       6. The shield assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the protective panel is resistant to at least one of projectiles, ballistics, and blasts. 
     
     
       7. The shield assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the protective panel comprises a gasket. 
     
     
       8. The shield assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising a railing, at least a portion of the railing received in the gap such that the wall is spaced from the railing in the direction opposite the first direction. 
     
     
       9. The shield assembly of  claim 8 , further comprising a tether, the tether mechanically coupled with both the protective panel and the railing such that movement of the protective panel relative to the railing in the direction opposite the first direction is blocked. 
     
     
       10. The shield assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the mount includes a mount frame adapted to be positioned atop a barrier that is received in the gap, the first member is a first jaw that is coupled to the mount frame, and the second member is a second jaw that is moveably coupled to the mount frame such that the second jaw is translatable relative to the mount frame in the second direction and a direction opposite the second direction. 
     
     
       11. The shield assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the frame encloses an entirety of each edge of the attack-resistant pane. 
     
     
       12. A shield assembly, comprising:
 a wall, the wall including an upper surface and a lower surface that is opposite the upper surface in a first direction; 
 a protective panel including an attack-resistant pane that is transparent, a frame enclosing at least one edge of the attack-resistant pane, and a gripping member attached to the frame such that the gripping member is adapted to be gripped while handling the protective panel, a portion of the protective panel configured to abut the wall such that: 1) movement of the protective panel relative to the wall in the first direction is blocked and 2) the protective panel is movable relative to the wall in a direction opposite the first direction; 
 a mount coupled to the wall, the mount including a first member and a second member spaced from the first member in a second direction such that a gap is defined between the first member and the second member; and 
 a railing, at least a portion of the railing received in the gap such that the wall is spaced from the railing in the direction opposite the first direction. 
 
     
     
       13. The shield assembly of  claim 12 , further comprising a tether, the tether mechanically coupled with both the protective panel and the railing such that movement of the protective panel relative to the railing in the direction opposite the first direction is blocked. 
     
     
       14. A shield assembly, comprising:
 a wall, the wall including an upper surface and a lower surface that is opposite the upper surface in a first direction; 
 a protective panel including an attack-resistant pane that is transparent, a frame enclosing at least one edge of the attack-resistant pane, and a gripping member attached to the frame such that the gripping member is adapted to be gripped while handling the protective panel, a portion of the protective panel configured to abut the wall such that: 1) movement of the protective panel relative to the wall in the first direction is blocked and 2) the protective panel is movable relative to the wall in a direction opposite the first direction; and 
 a mount coupled to the wall, the mount including a first member and a second member spaced from the first member in a second direction such that a gap is defined between the first member and the second member, 
 wherein the mount includes a mount frame adapted to be positioned atop a barrier that is received in the gap, the first member is a first jaw that is coupled to the mount frame, and the second member is a second jaw that is moveably coupled to the mount frame such that the second jaw is translatable relative to the mount frame in the second direction and a direction opposite the second direction.